Justin Welby Feels ‘personal failure’ over Handling of John Smyth Case
Justin Welby has spoken of a deep sense of personal failure over how allegations of horrific sexual abuse by the late John Smyth were handled
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WMU missions celebration examines the ‘joy’ of missions | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Sharing that WMU has a treasured artifact that went to the moon and back, Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer of national WMU, told her listeners how Astronaut Charlie Duke, the youngest man to ever step on the moon, carried an emblem of the WMU pin to the moon…
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FROM THE SEMINARIES: SWBTS students participate in Crossover; SBTS mourns death of June Honeycutt | Baptist Press
SWBTS students share Gospel, learn evangelism lessons through Crossover; June Honeycutt, wife of Roy Honeycutt, dies.
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SBC leaders engage in friendly competition on the track in Indy | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – One by one SBC entity leaders arrived at the Royal Ambassadors (RA) Derby racetrack in the WMU booth in the SBC exhibit hall as the crowd of spectators grew. Each brought their meticulously crafted car in a special case to be weighed and closely examined to ensure…
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Focus on unity at Send Network Kickoff for church planters and pastors | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Preceding this year’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Send Network, the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) church planting arm, hosted a kickoff event on Sunday evening, June 9, designed to set the focus for the busy days ahead.
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Mac Lake encourages slow, intentional leadership development at SBCAL | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptist associational leaders concluded their two-day annual conference on Monday (June 10) with a roundtable discussion from experienced peers and a plenary session led by Mac Lake, CEO of the Multiply Group.
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Associational leaders announce record-breaking membership and budget at annual conference | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL) passed its largest budget ever on Sunday (June 9) at its annual meeting in Indianapolis. The budget comes on the heels of one of the strongest years in the organization's 64-year history. SBCAL membership now tops 700, a 27…
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D.J. Horton elected 2025 Pastors’ Conference president | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) - D.J. Horton, pastor of the Church at The Mill in Spartanburg, S.C., was elected president of the 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference on June 10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
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EC continues abuse reforms, vows to ‘enhance transparency’ in entity reporting | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Increasing financial transparency, combatting sexual abuse and electing a new slate of officers were among highlights of the SBC Executive Committee’s meeting June 10 at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott.
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More than 30 respond to the Gospel during Crossover Student Rally | Baptist Press
CARMEL, Ind. (BP) – When Jared Barham brought students from his Indianapolis church to the first-ever Crossover Student Rally at Harvest Church in Carmel, Ind., he had big hopes. The associate pastor of youth at Northside Baptist Church in Indianapolis hoped they’d hear the Gospel from a different voice and…
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Kentucky Parish Offering Scheduled Same-Sex Blessings Despite Vatican Directive
A Roman Catholic parish in Kentucky is offering scheduled blessings for same-sex couples despite the Vatican s directive that such blessings should be spontaneous
